Three of our most innovative writers have set their latest novels on the mean and genteel streets of Edinburgh and its leafy surrounds. They have inevitably turned the capital into a freaky Auld Reekie but the results are a big win for readers. 

Emma Christie’s In Her Shadow is a pacy thriller of revenge and betrayal on the streets of Portobello. The outrageous and breathtaking Halfway House is the latest offering from the brilliant but twisted mind of Helen FitzGerald. Living is a Problem for the Skelf family in the superb sixth instalment of Doug Johnstone’s unmissable funeral director series. 

Chaired by Craig Sisterson